Surfer Matt Poole takes part in The Waterman: an all-round ocean based competition in Tahiti, French Polynesia.
Last year’s Ultimate Waterman winner Daniel Kereopa shows off the different boards and canoes used in competition, detailing the skills in a waterman’s repertoire that are needed to pilot each piece of equipment.
This world-class safety crew made up of Hawaii’s legendary Kauai water patrol and local New Zealand safety experts are ever vigilant and ready to protect the watermen at all costs. Take a look at the preparation that goes into this important
Danny Ching and Mark Visser talk about how to optimally train for the Ultimate Waterman. Instead of relying on general fitness and strength, Ching and Visser craft a deliberate training program focusing on core elements of each event.
Eight elite watermen test both body and mind in the most comprehensive watersports contest on the planet. Over nine days, the world’s finest watermen showcase their mastery across eight different disciplines. Only one will be crowned champion.
Eight athletes. Five ocean events. One champion. Take a breathtaking journey across New Zealand to see who will be crowned the world’s first Ultimate Waterman.
Eight athletes. Five ocean events. One champion. Take a breathtaking journey across New Zealand to see who will be crowned the world’s first Ultimate Waterman.
As fatigue sets in and the battle for leaderboard points wages on, day 5 and 6 of the Ultimate Waterman takes the athletes to Raglan for the longboard and stand-up paddle endurance events. New Zealand local Daniel Kereopa, and Hawaiian phenom Kai Len...
Day 3 of the Ultimate Waterman competition kicked off with an early morning drive from Auckland to the Coromandel Mandel Penninsula for the shortboard surfing event of the series. As Cyclone Pam began to fill in, the athletes were able to compete in ...
Day 3 of the Ultimate Waterman Competition brings the athletes to the rugged coastline of Purakanui, for a stand-up paddleboarding event. As Cyclone Pam fills in, the point break lights up with the perfect right hand wave, ripe for big turns, long ri...
With Cyclone Pam closing in on the coast of New Zealand, weather conditions are being watched closely as the athletes gear up for a 17km Waka Ama Outrigger Canoe Race for the first event of the Ultimate Waterman competition.
Day 2 of the Ultimate Waterman Competition saw athletes take to the open ocean off the coast of New Zealand for a 17km Waka Ama Outrigger canoe race. Danny Ching from the USA got downwind and used the ocean currents to earn himself a first place fini...
